Are atheists nobler than christians?
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Are atheists nobler than christians?
Post #1If an atheist and a christian perform the same exact good deed, is not the atheist more noble in his actions? The christian has a heavenly reward as motivation. The atheist doesn't. The christian's deed is cheapened by the selfish motivation. The atheist's deed is more selfless. (All other conditions being equal).
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Re: Are atheists nobler than christians?
Post #51Well, if the atheist just did the good deed since he was a nice person, and the christian did it in hopes to go to heaven for his good deeds, then the atheist would seem more noble.ShieldAxe wrote:If an atheist and a christian perform the same exact good deed, is not the atheist more noble in his actions? The christian has a heavenly reward as motivation. The atheist doesn't. The christian's deed is cheapened by the selfish motivation. The atheist's deed is more selfless. (All other conditions being equal).
But then again, if they saw an old guy getting beat up, if the christian didn't help him, then it would be a "bad deed". So of course he would choose to help him.
